1 Militia members from Ethiopia’s second largest ethnic group killed dozens of people and torched and looted homes in an attack on a town in the country’s restless Oromia region, survivors told AFP. 3 “The attackers attacked… from three directions using gunfire and continued their attacks until around 2:00 pm,” a survivor, who fled Agamsa told AFP. 4 “They killed around 100 residents, torched many houses and shops and looted food warehouses using rickshaws, cars and motorcycles. 11 A resident, who fled Agamsa but returned, said: “I’m still in Agamsa town but there is no government security forces presence. 13 ”In August last year, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said over 210 people were killed in a week of ethnic attacks in Gida-Kirimu, near Agamsa.

Source: Ethiopian News September 03, 2022 09:51 UTC